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Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - High Wycombe

East of England, East of England

Permanent

£35,392 to £42,618

Doctor - Other

Job summary

Are you a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) with post qualification experience?

Are you committed to the Step 2 model of care and are looking to develop your career in a low intensity service?

Would you like to be part of a service that is committed to your ongoing professional development?

A service that puts staff wellbeing and patient care at the heart of everything they do?

If so, Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies has a great opportunity for you! We are recruiting to replace Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners who have progressed on to High intensity training.

Main duties of the job

This role involves case managing a group of PWPs to ensure the quality of their work is maintained, facilitating clinical skills supervision groups, providing supervision as part of the duty team. You will be supporting our team of trainee and qualified PWPs as well as working closely with our step 2 leadership team.

You will offer high volume evidence-based practice in Guided Self-help (Telephone, Digital or Face to Face) and contribute to the Psycho-educational Courses programme, working with people with common mental health problems. You could also be involved in other work streams or projects.

In return we offer robust supervision from skilled supervisors and managers and ongoing Continuing Professional Development including an annual CPD budget for relevant external training courses.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

  • Excellent opportunities for career progression
  • Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
  • 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
  • NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Lease car scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Mental Health First Aiders
  • Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
  • Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Want to know what its like to work for Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies? Open theWhat its like to work for Buckinghamshire Talking Therapiespdf to see what our team members have to say!

We are a nationally recognized, high-performing, and innovative Talking Therapies service. Visit our website (oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/bucks-talking-therapies) to find out how we support over 12,000 adults to manage their common mental health difficulties.

The Trust hosts the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and Research and the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre. Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies is actively involved in research, and the service benefits from being a member of the Oxford Academic Health Science Network Anxiety and Depression Network led by Professor David Clark.

Staff wellbeing is a top priority - We have a very active, award winning, in- service wellbeing team and take a pride in our supportive, collaborative, and productive culture. The Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies service follows a hybrid working pattern, currently aiming for staff on average to work for 2 days in a Trust office or clinic and 3 days from home.

Our two main bases are centrally located within Aylesbury and High Wycombe, and we use additional clinic space around the county. Ability and willingness to travel for work purposes is essential.

Qualified PWPs are expected to comply with the national requirement effective from 10th June 2022, for PWP registration with the British Psychological Society (BPS) or the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). Registration must be maintained annually, at the practitioners expense. Please ensure you complete the section within this application form asking for your PIN. If you are awaiting confirmation of registration, please provide evidence of your submission for registration. Successful candidates who have not completed the approval process will be required to practice at a training grade (Band 4), and will be paid accordingly, until such time as the registration is confirmed.

We expect our staff to share and demonstrate our values and be caring, safe and excellent in everything we do, constantly striving to improve the quality of care we provide and the experience that patients can expect.

For further information, please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Post Graduate Certificate in Evidenced Based psychological interventions.
  • PWP Registration with BPS/BABCP

Experience

Essential

  • Post Graduate experience as a PWP
  • Experience and understanding of IAPT supervision structure

Desirable

  • Supervisory experience.

Skills

Essential

  • High level of communication skills
  • Reflective communication styles
  • Clear understanding of IAPT programme and performance indicators

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

2nd Floor Prospect House

Crendon Street

High Wycombe

HP13 6LA



Job Ad Reference C9267-24-1438
Date Listed 26 June 2024
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